In collaboration with Black Arts MKE, "Black Nativity" will return for the 9th year to the Marcus Center from Dec. 5-8. According to a news release, "Black Nativity" will offer a classic story ...

A scene from Common Ground Theatre’s production of Langston Hughes’ gospel-filled “Black Nativity.” (P’Gail Betton) This year’s production of “Black Nativity” follows the same formula.

The play used African American history as a frame, calling to unite poor Black and white people to fight the exploitation of the rich. “Black Nativity,” originally titled “Wasn’t That a ...

The miraculous story of Jesus’s birth comes to life Nov. 30 – Dec. 22 at Baltimore Center Stage with ArtsCentric’s production of “Black Nativity.” A scene from the original Langston ...

In collaboration with Black Arts MKE, "Black Nativity" will return for the 9th year to the Marcus Center from Dec. 5-8. According to a news release, "Black Nativity" will offer a classic story ...

Black Theatre Troupe's 39th annual production of Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity" opens on Friday, Dec. 6. Written by the poet and playwright in 1961, it visually and musically subverted American ...

In 2013, the church’s nativity set received national attention for replacing baby Jesus with Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American student who was fatally shot in 2012.

The Brief "Black Nativity" returns to Milwaukee this December 5-8; tickets are now on sale. Black Arts MKE said the production offers a classic story from the African-American perspective.

In a controversial take on the classic nativity scene, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional blanket with a keffiyeh — a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.